- “Arr, I'd help out, but I'm just a brainless buzzard, a double-crossing filthering parrot who'd sell his own mother to get a single cracker.”
- —Polly Roger, "Speak No Evil, Dude"
Polly Roger is a talking parrot and a recurring antagonist on the Donkey Kong Country television series. He was voiced by Rick Jones.
History[edit ]
"Booty and the Beast"[edit ]
Polly Roger's first appearance is in the episode "Booty and the Beast"; here he is initially shown to be Kaptain Skurvy's pet and a member of his crew. Polly's role in this episode is fairly minimal, being nothing more than a background character and saying little save for an occasional sarcastic remark.
"Raiders of the Lost Banana"[edit ]
Polly's role in the show is expanded upon in his next appearance in the episode "Raiders of the Lost Banana". Here, he is shown working for King K. Rool and his crew. In this episode, K. Rool sends Polly, along with Klump to steal the Crystal Coconut. Polly and Klump fail in their mission though due to the efforts of Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong and the Klump's incompetence.
Due to this failure, K. Rool fires both Polly and Klump. Later in the episode, Polly, seemingly infuriated by his expulsion, decides to reveal to DK that K. Rool had abducted Candy Kong due to her possessing the mystical Golden Banana of Inka Dinka Doo. In the end, it is revealed that Polly's apparent epiphany was fake and that he was working against DK the entire time. Swooping in right after DK had rescued Candy and returned the Golden Banana to the Inka Dinka Doo idol, Polly steals the Golden Banana from him and Diddy and brings it to K. Rool.
"The Curse of Kongo Bongo"[edit ]
- “The Curse of the Bluebeard Baboon? SQUAWK! We be doomed!”
- —Polly Roger , "The Curse of Kongo Bongo"
In the episode "The Curse of Kongo Bongo", Polly, having seemingly wormed his way back into K. Rool's good books, is once again assigned to steal the Crystal Coconut. Polly fails to steal the coconut thanks to Cranky's defense, though he does get a consolation prize in his spell book. At first disappointed, K. Rool finds amusement in the spells by placing them on his troops. He even puts one on Polly that makes him yodel. Cranky's hologram appears demanding the book back, getting in an argument with K. Rool. As this happens, Polly finds the letter from Curse of the Double Bluebeard Baboon that has befallen the island. Hearing that the island will sink if the letter is read twice (the first time by DK), K. Rool threatens to read it unless given the Crystal Coconut. Despite Cranky pointing out he will doom himself, that the coconut is not working properly, and being confronted by DK and Diddy's arrival, K. Rool reads the letter anyway. Fortunately, Donkey Kong gets the book after a scuffle with K. Rool and Polly and undoes the curse, saving the island.
"Speak No Evil, Dude"[edit ]
In the episode "Speak No Evil, Dude", it is revealed that Polly carries a fatal and contagious disease called Kongo Bongo Gone Wrongo. After Diddy Kong shielded himself from his vaccination with a pair of coconuts, Polly bites him and causes Diddy to contract the disease. Diddy accidentally passes it off to Krusha, who later gives it to K. Rool, each via sneeze. After Cranky bribes him, Polly mentions that Diddy is ill and later informs DK and Funky Kong that K. Rool and his minions are planning to blow up the island (thanks to the illness taking K. Rool's voice and Klump misinterpreting his plans). Polly then goes and mocks K. Rool of his eventual fate if he is not cured, before he is threatened to get the Tin Banana Tu, its nectar being the only way to cure the disease. Polly steals the last one on the plantation before Donkey and Funky can get it, getting chased back to K. Rool's base. DK and K. Rool try to bribe Polly for banana, which he drops by accident thanks to the sudden appearance of Cranky's hologram. Polly briefly puts Donkey in a difficult situation, for if K. Rool is not cured, he cannot prevent his troops from destroying the island. Donkey Kong then comes up with a solution, recalling that the coconuts Diddy earlier used, and throws the cure into K. Rool's mouth before hurrying to Cranky's cabin. DK manages to save Diddy with coconut milk containing the Tin Banana Tu's nectar. As these events happen, the cured and vocal K. Rool manages to stop Klump before he can detonate the explosives on the island.
Appearances[edit ]
- Season 1
- "Booty and the Beast"
- "Raiders of the Lost Banana"
- "The Curse of Kongo Bongo"
- Season 2
- "Ape-Nesia" (cameo)
- Season 3
- "Speak No Evil, Dude"
- "Message in a Bottle Show" (cameo)
Gallery[edit ]
Screenshot of Polly from "Booty and the Beast"
Names in other languages[edit ]
| Language
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Name
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Meaning
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Note(s)
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Ref.
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| Japanese |
ポリーロジャー
Porī Rojā |
Polly Roger |
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[1]
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| Basque |
Polly Roger |
- |
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[2]
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| French |
Polly Roger |
- |
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[3]
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| German |
Polly Roger |
- |
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[4]
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| Greek |
Πόλι Ρότζερ
Póli Rótzer |
Polly Roger |
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[5]
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| Italian |
Polly Roger |
- |
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[6] [better source needed]
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| Portuguese |
Polly Roger |
- |
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[7]
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| Spanish |
Polly Roger |
- |
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[8]
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- The name Polly Roger is a pun on the name "Polly", a common name for a parrot and "Jolly Roger", the skull-and-crossbones symbol most commonly associated with pirates.
References[edit ]
| Donkey Kong Country television series
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| Characters
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Baby Kong • Bluster Kong (Leo Luster) • Candy Clone • Candy Kong • Crabby • Cranky Kong (Young) • Diddy Kong • Dixie Kong • Donkey Kong • Eddie the Mean Old Yeti • Funky Kong • General Klump • Green Kroc • Inca Dinka Du • Jr. Klap Trap • Kaptain Skurvy • King K. Rool (Baby) • Klap Traps • Kong Fu • Kritters • Krusha • Kutlass • Polly Roger • Robot
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| Locations
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Beach • Bluster Barrelworks • Cranky's Cabin • DK's Tree House • Forbidden Forest • Funky's Flights (Funky's Bodacious Bistro) • Inca Temple • Kongo Bongo Island • King K. Rool's Factory • Kongo Jungle • Mountain Mines • White Mountains
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| Episodes
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Season 1
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Episode 1: "Bad Hair Day" • Episode 2: "Ape Foo Young" • Episode 3: "Booty and the Beast" • Episode 4: "Barrel, Barrel... Who's Got the Barrel" • Episode 5: "Kong for a Day" • Episode 6: "Raiders of the Lost Banana" • Episode 7: "From Zero to Hero" • Episode 8: "Buried Treasure" • Episode 9: "Cranky's Tickle Tonic" • Episode 10: "Get a Life, Don't Save One" • Episode 11: "Orangutango" • Episode 12: "Double Date Trouble" • Episode 13: "The Curse of Kongo Bongo"
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| Season 2
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Episode 1: "Speed" • Episode 2: "Klump's Lumps" • Episode 3: "Bluster's Sale Ape-Stravaganza" • Episode 4: "Legend of the Crystal Coconut" • Episode 5: "Kong Fu" • Episode 6: "I Spy With My Hairy Eye" • Episode 7: "Bug a Boogie" • Episode 8: "Watch the Skies" • Episode 9: "Baby Kong Blues" • Episode 10: "Ape-Nesia" • Episode 11: "The Big Chill Out" • Episode 12: "To the Moon Baboon" • Episode 13: "A Thin Line Between Love & Ape"
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| Season 3
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Episode 1: "Hooray for Holly-Kongo Bongo" • Episode 2: "The Kongo Bongo Festival of Lights" • Episode 3: "Speak No Evil, Dude" • Episode 4: "The Day the Island Stood Still" • Episode 5: "Monkey Seer, Monkey Do" • Episode 6: "Four Weddings and a Coconut" • Episode 7: "Follow That Coconut" • Episode 8: "Vote of Kong-Fidence" • Episode 9: "The Big Switch-a-Roo" • Episode 10: "Hunka Hunka Burnin' Bluster" • Episode 11: "Best of Enemies" • Episode 12: "It's a Wonderful Life" • Episode 13: "Just Kidding" • Episode 14: "Message in a Bottle Show"
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| Items and objects
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Amulet of Bug a Boogie • Banana • Banana fish roll • Banana Flip • Banana Phone • Barrel • Barrel 007 • Barrel Rocket • Barrelcopter • Boomerang-a-barrel • Bungee Barrel • Cherry Soda • Chewy Chews • Coconut • Coconut Chill • Couch Potato Cruiser • Curse of the Double Doubloon • Crystal Coconut (Fake) • Encyclopedia Bananica • Exploding Barrel • Fireworks • Golden Banana • Great Aunt Grouchy's Curses and Nifty Legends • Green banana • Hologram • K.C.C.B.M. • Klap-Blaster • Kongo Bongo Gone Wrongo • Kool K. Rool • Love potion • Mystic Oracle • Papier-Mâché Lily Pad • Plane • Ship • Sleeping Tonic • Supersonic Fighter Punch Pack • Supersonic Satellite • Tickle Tonic • Tin Banana Tu • Trigger Barrel
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| Music
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Songs
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"Donkey Kong Country Theme" • "Ashita ni Nattara..." • "Banana Tengoku" • "'Cause I'm Cranky" • "I'm Candy Kong's Clone" • "Cranky's Gonna Show Ya" • "Diddy to the Rescue" • "The Pirate Scorn" • "I Gotta Eat!" • "Creeping" • "Have We Got a Deal?" • "I'm Nobody's Hero" • "Second Banana" • "The Curse of the Golden Banana" • "Our Love is Stronger Than a Golden Banana" • "Bluster the Benevolent" • "My Finest Hour" • "Riches Galore (Let's Go!)" • "With These Riches" • "Mixing Your Cares Away" • "No One's Going to Make a Monkey Out of Me" • "Listen to Funky" • "Anyone Can Dance" • "That's Why He'd Rather Be With Me" • "Holograms" • "Bluebeard Baboon's Curse of the Double Doubloon" • "Spellbound" • "I Like Evil" • "Why'd I Have to Fall for a Hero?" • "I Haven't Got a Friend in the World" • "Is There Someone I Can Truly Call a Friend?" • "Look Out, World ('Cause Here I Come!)" • "Just Remember Who You Are" • "Tell Me Everything" • "Gotta Get it Back!" • "I'm the Kong Fu Master" • "Don't Lose Heart" • "Monkey Business" • "Me Like You" • "The Booty Boogie" • "The Big Bog Monster" • "Interplanetary Visitor Dudes" • "Watch the Skies" • "Look Out, Baby Kong!" • "My Wittle Evil One" • "The Mirror Never Lies" • "One of Us" • "The Road to Success" • "Over the Hill" • "What Do You Love the Most?" • "The Island of Kongo Bongo" • "Being Together Forever" • "I've Got it All!" • "I Wanna be a Star" • "Be Bad!" • "I Got No Family Tree" • "Just Remember Me" • "Kongo Bongo Gone Wrongo" • "Charades" • "Feel the Power!" • "Wake Up!" • "Mystic Oracle Summoning Chant" • "Yes Means No" • "The Banana Do-si-do" • "Do You Know What This Means?" • "The Diddy Drop Rap" • "Vote for Me" • "The Ape on a Mission" • "Metal Head" • "Head Games" • "I'm Leo Luster" • "Baby, I'm Back!" • "We'll Always Be Friends!" • "This Friendship is Wrong" • "If I Wasn't Around" • "Let Me Go Back to My Home" • "Can You Ever Forgive Me?" • "The Coconut is Cursed!"
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| Background music
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"Guava Nectar" • "Clown Shoe" • "Edsel" • "Taxi Chase" • "Marching Orders" • "Tiny Czar" • "Three Piece Suit" • "House Of Frights" • "Jump In" • "Barrel Chase" • "Hover Car" • "Helicopter Heist" • "Sneakers" • "The Line Up" • "Ragtag Chase"
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| Home media releases
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A Very kaboom! Christmas! • Akolouthíste tin karýda • Apenstreken • As maiores Aventuras do Donkey Kong • Bad Hair Day • The Complete First Season • De Koning van de Jungle • Donkey Kong 1 • Donkey Kong 2 • Donkey Kong 3 • Donkey Kong 4 • Donkey Kong 5 • Donkey Kong 6 • Donkey Kong 7 • Donkey Kong 8 • Donkey Kong 9 • Donkey Kong 10 • Donkey Kong 11 • Donkey Kong 12 • Donkey Kong 13 • Donkey Kong Country (DVD) • Donkey Kong Country (Dutch VHS) • Donkey Kong Country (Spanish VHS) • Donkey Kong Country 1 (Brazilian DVD) • Donkey Kong Country 1 (German DVD) • Donkey Kong Country 1 (VHS) • Donkey Kong Country 2 (DVD) • Donkey Kong Country 2 (VHS) • Donkey Kong Country 3 (DVD) • Donkey Kong Country 3 (VHS) • Donkey Kong le Film ! • Donkey Kong Vol. 1 • Donkey Kong Vol.1 • Donkey Kong Vol.2 • Donkey Kong Vol.3 • Donkey Kong Vol.4 • Donkey Kong Vol.5 • Donkey Kong Vol.6 • Donkey Kongs Abenteuer • Een dolle boel in de jungle • Ena Nisi Ano-kato • Donkey Kong gaat door het lint • He Came, He Saw, He Kong-quered • I exafánisi tis Crystal Coconut • I Spy With My Hairy Eye • Kokosnoot en Krokodil • Kong Fu • The Kongo Bongo Festival of Lights • La vie est belle • The Legend of the Crystal Coconut • The Legend of the Crystal Coconut (DVD) • L'ile de Kongo Bongo • Mia Axechasti Giorti • Monkey Seer, Monkey Do • Movie Night • Portuguese VHS 1 • Portuguese VHS 2 • Raiders of the Lost Banana • Raiders of the Lost Banana (British DVD) • Robot Kong • Speak No Evil, Dude • Summer Treasures • Triple Feature • Vol 1 (Australian DVD) • Vol 1 (Spanish VHS) • Volume 3
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| Miscellaneous
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All Fools' Day • Annual Donkey Kong Challenge • Ask Uncle Tusk • Casa Kongo Bongo • DK Card Nyūmon Guide • DKTV • Donkey Kong Board Game • Donkey Kong Card Game (Gallery) • Donkey Kong Country Morse Code Mystery • Donkey Kong Seal Retsuden • Donkey Kong Taru Taru Adventure • Gallery • Hikaru • "His Name is Donkey" • "His Name is Kong" • Kongo Bongo Festival of Lights • L'aventure Donkey Kong chez Medialab • Medialab Studio LA Puppeteers Real Time Animate Donkey Kong for Demonstration purposes in 1997 • Nancy Blair Griffin - Media Lab, Studio LA • Orangutango • Pre-release and unused content • Quotes • Staff • Sensei • Takeshi • Uho'uho Daishizen Gag: Donkey Kong • Voice actors
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